Thelma "Lou" L. Erickson, 99, of Carlisle, Pa., passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in the Church of God Nursing Home. She was born on January 31, 1926, in ...

Before Betty Lynn became Thelma Lou, she was a proud patriot who entertained our troops. The actress, who was best known for playing Barney Fife’s sweetheart on "The Andy Griffith Show," passed ...

Thelma Lou had no last name and we never knew what did she did for a living? No. 9: Did Perry Mason ever lose a case? He muffed three. Not bad, of 271 episodes. No. 10: Gomer Pyle was an admirer ...

Thelma Lou. Like Madonna or Cher or Pink or Beyonce, she doesn’t need a last name. Not when you’re “the cat’s.” Not when you’re Thelma Lou of Mayberry. When Betty Lynn, who appeared as ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95.

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, actor Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show," pauses at a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor in Mount Airy, N.C. Lynn died Saturday ...

One of the last surviving cast members from the classic television comedy The Andy Griffith Show, actor Betty Lynn who played Thelma Lou on the series, has died at the age of 95. Here’s more on ...

By Richard Sandomir Betty Lynn, who portrayed Thelma Lou, the patient girlfriend of Barney ... a month to get her autograph, to give her a kiss or to chat about the series.

Betty Lynn, best known for her portrayal of the redheaded, freckle-faced Thelma Lou on the classic "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. She was 95. The Andy Griffith Museum announced Lynn's death ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95.